Young Greeks look north
Denmark could become an attractive destination for many young Greeks who, disillusioned with the situation in their own country, are starting to look abroad for work and education. The Danish Embassy in Athens…
MoreFrom promises to policy – government faces reality
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt made a very wise move when she dispatched her ministers to spread the good news about the government’s 2012 budget proposals last week, according to Berlingske political analyst Thomas…
MoreIran isn’t the new Libya says Søvndal
Both Minister of Foreign Affairs Villy Søvndal, and NATO Secretary General and former Danish prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen, have distanced themselves from reports that the USA and UK could be preparing a…
MoreThe Week That Was, October 31st – November 6th, 2011
7.59 – Danish News Today – The Week That Was, October 31st – November 6th, 2011 Politics / Economy The government is hoping the 2012 budget proposals, released Thursday, with DKK18.7bn’s worth of…
MoreDanish professor: There’s method in Papandreou’s madness
Critics who have labelled George Papandreou mentally unstable lack an understanding of Greek politics and traditions, according to leading Greece expert Professor Tom Kristensen of Copenhagen University who said the Greek Premier is…
MoreRadical left flex their muscles
The far left Red-Green Alliance, the guarantor of a parliamentary majority for the government, will demand a ’redder and greener Denmark’ as the price for its support in the upcoming cross-party budget negations….
MoreHigher unemployment: the paradox of welfare reform
Although often presented as a progressive economic measure, the reform of early retirement provision will lead to a significant rise in unemployment. That was the surprising verdict of a report in the trade…
MoreWater chaos hits Copenhagen
Many places in the capital city today awoke to a morning without coffee or showers, as a large number of water pipes burst around the metropolis. Communication officer for Copenhagen Energy, Torben Haman…
MoreNew poll: Not good enough, Prime Minister
A new poll reflects growing dissatisfaction with Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt. Less than half of the electorate in a new Epinion poll for DR News – 47% – believe she’s doing a good…
MoreDenmark and UK condemn Israeli settlements
Israel’s punitive sanctions against Palestine’s self-rule administration have been strongly condemned by both Denmark and Great Britain. At a London meeting, Thursday, Foreign Minister Villy Søvndal and his British counterpart Williams Hague jointly…
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